Zenister

uhh your talking about the French... it's been centuries since they've been able to field and effective army... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

a local GA 'county mountie' after a bit of Q&A on exactly why he had pulled me over but actually the worst thing i ever said to a cop (who also happened to be my great uncle) was (as a mouthy 8 year old) "there is NO WAY your gonna hogtie me and leave me out on the balcony in the snow..." ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

uh... duh.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

wait and see... we've broken the egg now and there is no putting it back no matter what the outcome... given the costs of the war so far, and the slow progress of stability (vs the 'cakewalk' predicted) it doesnt look very promising either ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

everyone is a victim when the system criminalizes behavior that only affects the individual participating... and please dont start the strawman of 'driving under the influence' as that is a completely seperate crime no matter what the substance, as is the "it supports criminals" arguement... of course it doe, because it's illegal... the system itself creates the market enviroment..... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

it can certainly be both... there are both short term and long term goals... even the best intentions (which i doubt Bush has even if he really believes he does) can be (and have been proven to be so far) mistaken about the actual outcome... we could very easily be shooting our selves in the foot economically to ensure a 'stable future' that will never occur... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

i guess you cant read your own candidates 'mission statement'? oh i forget.. your patriotism is blinding your reason... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

not having made a single BASE jump yet..... soon soon.. dreaming of canopies it is posts and attitudes like this that lead me to believe i have more fundamentally in common with BASE jumpers than 'modern' skydivers... rule, regulate, stifle and choke... make every aspect 'safe' for the masses... and so lose the freedoms that make life worth living... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

guess i'll have to tell a few of my friends they arent really "Black"... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Q:what does he wash his whites with? A: Bleeiotch ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

a prime example of willful ignorance.. long term economic stability for the US was a KEY factor in the pre-existing plan to invade Iraq.. WMD was simply the excuse used to convince the masses it was nessesary on Bush's timeline.. i'd have honestly been more supportive if we simply admited our real motivations and national interests instead of promoting a non-existant WMD threat and (when that one was shown to be a sheep in wolfs clothing) 'Freedom for poor Iraqis' instead.. of course if we'd done that there would be little chance of building a 'coalition' or convincing the world we were invading 'for the good of all' ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

cool, now you have to add a TM and insist that is it "really really different" from anything that has come before... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

you are correct.. another fine example of to much conservative involvement in the justice system... lock you up for what you do to yourself and ignore what you do to others.. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

meanwhile the government mandates we have concertina wire fences around the dropzone.... because real terrorists dont have wire cutters... but hey.... if the sheep feeeel safer because of all the cosmetic security then it MUST be working... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Synthetic Aperture Radar??? oh wait.. nm... still wishes the government had approved my grant to create a bureau of acronym control... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

still looks like a steep tracking dive to me.. feet first tracks are very cool... Ive seen Omar and Andy F transition back and forth like it was nothing.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

well two people of different weight with the exact same body position will have different fall rates.. so mimicing the position of someone heavier than you (who is probably trying to slow down) wont help you much... at 135 your likely to be a bit floaty in the 'basic' position.. if your already flying in a half stand, start by bringing your legs in tighter in your basic sit (feet closer together.. but be aware that also makes your sit position less stable, so its more difficult to fly) before you go to a full stand... but unfortunately you'll likely have to get used to flying in a stand/near stand in with larger people.. also once your comfortable head up, and can HD fly in a safe controlled manner you might discover its simply easier to stay HD at an 'average' sitfly speed for the group you jump with... i know several tiny waifs who can fly HD with a fast belly flier so speeding it up for a sitfly is cake for them... i tend to fly with my knees wide and calves out to grab air and slow down without going into a backfly (where i have less manuverability)... meanwhile some of the smaller fliers are in a sit with their knees close enough that their legs easily fit between mine when taking knee docks... which can occasionally get a bit scary ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1635673#1635673 ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

informing you that you may have a problem, sure... dropping everything else and fixing it for you?? hardy.. it isnt their 'responsibility' at all, it's YOURS... one of the downsides of the increasing popularity of skydiving seems to be the more prevalent personality type and attitude that believes someone else should be doing everything they can to 'save you from yourself' ... take some personal responsibility. Chose, inspect and maintain your own gear.. its your life that hangs on it.... if you decide to pay someone to pack your chute for you, dont expect them to 'wipe your ass' when you neglect the important details... its not the packers ass in the air... take care of your packers and they will take care of you, but don’t expect it as ‘part of the service’ as many jumpers seem to when they toss a tangled mess on the mat and walk off… ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

150-160 is average head up speeds.. HD speeds are not much faster (155-170) but then i havent mastered the 'slow' HD flight yet.. ive jumped with people who can hold 120 HD pretty easy.. and i can back fly with normal RW types... but manuverablity is limited at that slow a speed.. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Alone in the Dark was pretty terrible... even for a b grade horror... i want that 2 hours of my life back.. not to mention the 4$ rental........ ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

really?? actually from the pictures so far i need to move to sebastian... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

there is a difference?? runs for cover ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

\ volume is relative to the ones being tortured.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

there are two of her? i'm frightened.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.